Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council

The Senate Corrections and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1346 concerning jail overcrowding sponsored by Sens. Koch and Randolph.  Rep. Frye presented the bill which would continue the review of jail overcrowding as a part of the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council. The bill was amended by consent to ensure consistency between code sections referenced in this bill and HB 1047 on … [Read more...] about Jail overcrowding

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1346 concerning jail overcrowding authored by Rep. Frye.  The bill was filed based on recommendations from the Jail Overcrowding Task Force and addressed recommendations regarding data collection for sheriffs, creating a workgroup under the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council (JRAC) to address jail overcrowding, and for a pilot … [Read more...] about Jail overcrowding

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1047 concerning Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council authored by Rep. Steuerwald.  The bill adds the Indiana Association of Counties, Indiana Judges Association, Indiana Public Defender Commission, chair and ranking minority members of House Courts and Criminal Code Committee, chair and ranking minority members of the Senate … [Read more...] about Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council

H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 108 Effective: July 1, 2019 Adds the budget director or the budget director’s designee to the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1001 … [Read more...] about State budget [§240]